Vergil, Philodemus, and the Augustans. – ARMSTRONG, D., (a.o.), (eds.), Direct Verzonden

After the generous but unwieldy Introduction (24 pages), there are six groups of articles: two on the early poems, three on different aspects of the Aeneid, one on the Augustans. There is an excellent Bibliography, a List of Contributors, a General Index and an Index Locorum. The volume is beautifully edited, with very few and inconsequential typographical errors. (…) In Part I: Early Vergil, three essayists offer evidence for the influence of Epicureanism on V’s early works. The principal weakness is tha…